Elementary Lessons In The Swatow Dialect/Vocabulary
| A | |
| Ability | lêng-kàn; 300a, 195a |
| Able to, to be | õi, 351a |
| Accounts, to make up | sǹg-siàu; 449b, 430a |
| Accuse, to | kò; 228b |
| Advantage | iah; 166a |
| Afraid, to be | phàⁿ; 388b, kiaⁿ-ùi; 213b 600a, khióng-ùi; 276a 600a |
| Afternoon | ẽ-kuà; 100a, —. |
| Afterwards | ãu-lâi; 7b, 289b |
| Again | têng-gūa; 487b, 111a, tsài; 574a |
| Agreement | ha̍p-tâng: 119a ,475a |
| Ague, fever and | kûaⁿ-zua̍h-pēⁿ; 235a 185b, 369b |
| All | lóng-tsóng; 322b, 588b |
| Already | íⁿ-keng; 163a, 206b |
| Also | iā; 165a |
| Although | sui-jiên; 463a, 181b |
| America | Múi-kok; 18b (v. beautiful) 243b |
| Anchor, to | pha-tèng; 388a, 494a |
| Anchor, to weigh | khieh-tèng; 275b, 494a |
| Animals | seⁿ-kháu; 423b 262b. cheng-seⁿ;34b 423b |
| Angry, to be | siũ-khì; 447a, 269a, seⁿ-khì; 423b 269a, |
| Another, i.e. a different one | pa̍t-kâi; 361a, —, |
| Another„, i.e. one more | ke-kâi; 200b, —, |
| Answer, an | hûe-jī; 121b, 179b; hûe-sìn; 121b, 438a |
| Anything | sĩ-mih,—, 330a[errata 1] |
| Ask, to | mn̄g; 331b |
| Ask leave of absence, to | kò-kè; 228b, 202a |
| B. | |
| Bad | m̄-hó; 326b 137a; ak; 352a |
| Bag | tō; 483a |
| Baggage | hêng-lí; 125a 303b |
| Bait | sà; —, jī; 180b |
| Bale (of goods) | khún; 287a |
| Ball | kiû; 224b |
| Bamboo | tek; 484b |
| Bananas | keng-chie; 207b, 51b |
| Basket | láng; 293b, kheng; 266a |
| Basket„ | lam; 291a. nâⁿ; 334a |
| Bath-tub | e̍k-tháng; 101a 540b |
| Bathe, to | sói-e̍k; 456b 101a |
| Be, to | sĩ; 422b, tõ; 492a, ũ; 598a |
| Bear it, can’t (weight) | nãi m̄-khṳ̀; 335a 326b, 269b |
| Because | in-ũi; 171b, 600b |
| Bed | mîn-tshn̂g; 20b, 89a |
| Bed-clothes | phũe; 393a |
| Bed-room | mîn-pâng; 20b, 359b |
| Beef | gû-ne̍k; 112b 8b (v. bah). |
| Before (time) | soiⁿ-ji̍t; 416b 184b tshông-tsôiⁿ; 54b 35a |
| Before„ (place) | tsôiⁿ; 35a, tsôiⁿ-mīn; 35a 20b |
| Begin, to | khí; 267b |
| Beginning | tsho; 93a, khí-thâu; 267b, 542b |
| Behind | ãu; 7b, ãu-mīn; 7b, 20b. ãu-pôiⁿ; 7b, 366b |
| Below | ẽ-mīn; 100a, 20b |
| Besides | têng-gūa; 487b, 111a |
| Better | kèng-hó; 209a, 137a |
| Bill | tuaⁿ; 520b |
| Bird | chiáu; 46b |
| Bite, to | kã; 188b |
| Black | hek; 124b, ou; 345a |
| Blow out, to | pûn-kùe; 386b 203a |
| Blowing, it is | thàu-huang; 545a 150b |
| Blue | lâm; 291b |
| Board | pang; 359b |
| Boat | tsûn; 595a |
| Boatman | kiâⁿ-tsûn--nâng; 214a 595a 293a |
| Body | sin-thói; 434b 546a |
| Boiling | kún; 254b |
| Bones | kut; 255b, kut-thâu; 255b 542b |
| Book | chheh; 68a, tsṳ; 590a |
| Book-case | tsṳ-chheh-tû; 590a 68a 530a |
| Boots | ôi; 350b |
| Borrow, to | chieh; 52b |
| Bottle | tsun, —; kùan 240b |
| Box | sieⁿ; 447a, a̍p-kiáⁿ; 2b, 214b |
| Bread | mīⁿ-pau; 329a 361b |
| Breakfast | tsá-pn̄g; 572a 375a |
| Brick | tsng; 579b |
| Bridge | kiê; 221b |
| Bring | khie̍h--lâi; 547b 289b |
| Broad | khuah; 281a |
| Brothers | hiaⁿ-tĩ; 129a 492b |
| Brothers„ elder | a hiaⁿ, |
| Brothers„ younger | a tĩ, |
| Brush | sueh; 413b |
| Bucket | tsúi-tháng; 593a 540b |
| Bundle | pau; 361b |
| Burn | sie; 438b, sie-tiāu 438b, —, |
| Business | sṳ̄; 462a, kong-sṳ̄; 245a 462a |
| Busy | huang-mâng; 152a, 12a |
| Butter | gû-nĩⁿ-lâ; 112b 310b 288b |
| Buttons | niú; 313b |
| Buy | bói; 24b |
| By and by | khùn-kiáⁿ; — 214b, ke--khùn 200b, —. |
| C. | |
| Cabin (sleeping) | bā-lî; 8a 302b |
| Cake | koi-nñg-ko; 241b 339a 228a |
| Calico | pòu; 378b |
| Call, to | hàm; 130a, kiè; 221b |
| Can do | tsò-tit; 586a 506a |
| Candareen | hun; 158a |
| Candle | chek; 32b, la̍h-chek; 289a 32b |
| Cap | bō; 22a |
| Captain | tsûn-tsú; 595a 591b |
| Care, take | tsṳ́-sòi; 591a 457b |
| Cargo | hùe-mue̍h; 123b 330a |
| Carpenter | sai-pẽ; 407b 156b |
| Carpet | zông; 184a |
| Carry, to (a child) | phõ; 399a |
| Carry,„ to„ (a sedan) | kng; 226b |
| Cart | chhia; 75a |
| Cash | chîⁿ; 39b |
| Cat | niau; 336b |
| Catty | kṳn; 253b |
| Certainly | tiāⁿ-tie̍h; 494b 503b |
| Chair | kau-íⁿ; 197b 162b |
| Chair„ (sedan) | kiē; 222a |
| Chair-bearer | kiē-hu; 222a 154a |
| Change, to | hùe; 148a, kói; 242a |
| Charcoal | thùaⁿ; 564a |
| Cheap | phiⁿ—. |
| Chicken | koi; 241b |
| Child | nôu-kiáⁿ; 315b 214b; kiáⁿ; 214b |
| China | Tong-kok; 504a 243b |
| Chinese | tn̂g-nâng; 510a 293a |
| Chop, a | jī-hō; 179b 138a, |
| Cigar | hun; 159a |
| City, a | siâⁿ; 426a |
| Clean | chheng-khih; 69b —. |
| Clear | mêng-pe̍h; 16b 364b |
| Clever | lêng-lāi; 301b 289b |
| Cloth (woollen) | nîⁿ; 335b |
| Clothes | saⁿ-khòu; 406a 279b, i-ho̍k; 162a 150a |
| Clumsy | tshún-pũn; 98a 387b |
| Coal | thôu-thùaⁿ; 561a 564a |
| Coarse | tshou; 90b |
| Cold | chhìn; 82a |
| Collar | niáⁿ; 336a |
| Colour | sek; 414b |
| Comb, a | siu; 456a |
| Come, to | lâi; 289b |
| » back, to | tńg--lâi; 511a 289b |
| Commissioner of Customs, | sùe-bũ-si; 413b 420a 28a, |
| Compass,a | lô-keⁿ; 314b 212b |
| Compensate,to | pûe; 362b |
| Comprador | kúan-sṳ̄; 240a 462a |
| Confucius | khóng-hu-tsṳ́; 284a 154a 591a |
| Confused (as the mind) | kông; 246a |
| Confused„ (as things) | zṳ̂, 186a |
| Consequences | kuan-hĩ; 238a 123b |
| Constable | chhê-koi; 59b 241b |
| Cook, a | húe-thâu; 122b 542b |
| Cooked (not raw) | se̍k; 416a |
| Cook-house | húe-si̍t-pâng; 122b 444a 359b |
| Cool | liâng; 306b |
| Copper | tâng; 475a |
| Copy, to | tshau; 65a |
| Cork, a | that; 514b |
| Corkscrew | lô-si-tsũn, 315b 519a 596a |
| Corrupt practices | lī-pī, 304a 363a |
| Cotton thread | sùaⁿ; 454b |
| Cotton-wool | mîⁿ-hue; 328b 146b |
| Courage | táⁿ; 468b |
| Course, of | tsṳ̃-jiên; 592b 181b |
| Cover, a | khòiⁿ; 266b, khàm; 260a |
| Crack, a | pit-hûn; 374b 159a |
| Crack,„ to | pit; 374b |
| Credit, on | chhia; 424b |
| Crab | hõi; 148b |
| Cry | khàu; 263b |
| Cup | pue; 382b, tê-pue; 481a 382b |
| Cupboard | tû; 530a |
| Curtains (mosquito) | máng-tièⁿ; 12a 509a |
| Cushion | íⁿ-tiẽn; 162b 496b |
| Custom, a | hong-so̍k; 150b 440a, |
| Customs, | hiàng-kuan 134b 238a, hái-kuan; 116a 238a |
| Cut, to (a pencil) | phoi; 402a |
| Cut,„ to„ (in two) | tok; 526a |
| Cut,„ to„ (as one’s hand) | kuah; 236a |
| Cut,„ down, to (as trees) | tsám; 575b |
| D. | |
| Dangerous | hong-hiám; 133b 130a |
| Dare, to | káⁿ; 189a |
| Dark | àm-àm; 3b |
| Daughter | tsṳ-niêⁿ-kiáⁿ; 589b 337b 214b |
| Day | ji̍t; 184b |
| Daytime | ji̍t--kùa; 184b —. |
| Dead | sí; 421a, sí--khṳ̀; 421a 269b |
| Dear | kùi; 251b |
| Despatch, a | kong-bûn; 245a 28b, bûn-tsṳ; 28b 590a |
| Devil | kúi; 250a |
| Difference, a | hun-pie̍t; 158a 372b |
| Different | m̄-tâng; 326b 475a |
| Difficult | kan-khóu; 194b 279a |
| Directly | sûi-sî; 463a 420a |
| Dirty | nah-sap; 294b 410b |
| Do, to | tsò; 586a |
| Doctor | ui-seng; 161a 416b |
| Dog | káu; 198b |
| Dollar, one | che̍k-kâi-ngṳ̂n; 56a —, 113b |
| Door | mn̂g; 330b |
| Double up, to (as clothes) | chih--khí-lâi; 49a 267b 289b |
| Downstairs | lãu-ẽ[errata 2]; 295b 100a |
| Drawer, a | keh; 204a |
| Drink, to | chia̍h; 42b |
| Dry | ta; 467a |
| Duck, a | ah; 2a, tsúi-ah; 593a 2a |
| Dust | sua-thôu; 452a 561a, tîn-eng; 502a l0la |
| Dye, to | níⁿ; 336a |
| E. | |
| Each | kak; 243b, kak-kâi 243b, —, |
| Ear | hĩⁿ; 127b |
| Earrings | hĩⁿ-kau; 127b 197a |
| East | tang; 474a |
| Easy | kōi; 242, iông-ĩ; 174b 163b |
| Eat | chia̍h; 42b |
| Ebb-tide | khó-lâu; 278a 295b |
| Egg (fowl’s) | koi-nñg; 241b 339a |
| Employ | ēng; 102b |
| Empty | khang; 261a |
| Ended | uân--liáu; 349a 307b |
| England | Eng-kok; 101a 243b |
| Enough | kàu; 199b, lã, —, |
| Enquire | mn̄g; 331b, thàm-thóiⁿ; 538a 280b |
| Evening | mêⁿ-hng; 328b 136a |
| Ever, for | ióng-kú; 102a 248a |
| Every | kak; 243b |
| Eyes | ma̍k; 10a |
| Expenses | hùi-ēng; 157a 102b |
| Expenses„ (on a journey) | lōu-hùi; 317a 157a |
| F. | |
| Face | mīn; 20b |
| Fair (wind) | sũn; 466a |
| Fair„ (weather) | chêⁿ; 39a |
| Fall, to (things) | ka-lau̍h; 187a 297a |
| Fall, to„ (persons) | pua̍h; 381b |
| Fan, a | sìⁿ; 424a |
| Fancy, I | phah-sǹg; 389a 449b |
| Far | hñg; 136b |
| Fast | mé-mé; 328a |
| Fat | pûi; 385b |
| Father | pẽ; 363a |
| Fear (see Afraid) | |
| Feed,to (animals ete.) | chhī; 73b |
| Festival | tsoih 587a |
| Fetch, to | khie̍h--lâi; 547b 289b |
| Few | chié; 52a, |
| Fight, to | sie-phah; 438b 389a |
| Fine, to | hua̍t; 146b |
| Fingers | chhiú-tsóiⁿ; 85b 580a |
| Finished | uân--liáu; 349a 307b |
| Fire | húe; 122b |
| Fire„ a gun, to | phah-chhèng; 389a 71a |
| First, at | khí-thâu; 267a 542b |
| First,„ the | tõiⁿ-it; 524b 175b |
| Fish | hṳ̂; 126b |
| Flesh | ne̍k; 124b |
| Flies | hôu-sîn; 138b 435b |
| Flood-tide | nâm-lâu; 291a 295b |
| Floor | lâu-pang; 295b 359b |
| Flour | mīⁿ; 329a |
| Flowers | hue; 146b |
| Foot | kha; 256a, |
| Foot„ (measure) | chhieh; 82b |
| Fork | chhe; 66a |
| Foreign | iêⁿ; 178a |
| Fox | suaⁿ-káu; 453a l98b |
| Fry, to | luah; —, chien; 47a |
| Fruit | kúeⁿ-chí 201b 37b |
| Full | múaⁿ; 333a, |
| G. | |
| Gamble, to | pua̍h; 382a, pua̍h-chîⁿ; 382a 39b |
| Garden | hue-hn̂g; 146b 136a |
| Gay | ngiá, —, |
| Get up, to | khí--lâi; 267b 289b |
| Get, to (as meals) | pû; 385a |
| Girl | tsṳ-niêⁿ-kiáⁿ; 589b 337b 214b |
| Give, to | pun; 386b |
| Glad, to be | huaⁿ-hí; 142a 127a |
| Go, to | khṳ̀; 269b |
| Go out,to | tshut-mn̂g; 98a 330b |
| Goat | suaⁿ-iêⁿ; 453a l77b |
| Go-down | tsàn-pâng; 576b 359b |
| Gods, the | sîn-mêng; 436a l6b |
| Gold | kim; 219b |
| Good | hó; 137a |
| Goods | hùe-mue̍h; 123b 330a |
| Goose | gô; 110a |
| Glass | po-lî; 375b 297a |
| Green | 1e̍k; 299a |
| Grey shirtings | iêⁿ-pòu; 178a 378b |
| Guest | nâng-kheh; 293a 265a |
| Gun | chhèng; 71a |
| Gunboat | piaⁿ-tsûn; 370a 595a, |
| H. | |
| Hair | mô; 33la |
| Half | pùaⁿ; 381a, che̍k-pùaⁿ; 56a 381a |
| Ham | húe-thúi; 122b 570a |
| Hammer | thih-thûi; 556a 569b |
| Hand | chhiú; 85b |
| Handkerchief | chhiú-kṳn; 85b 253a |
| Hang up, to | tiàu; 499a |
| Hard | tōiⁿ; 489b |
| Harm, no | bô-gāi; 22a 103a |
| Hat | bō; 22a |
| Hat, to put on a | tì-bō; 491a 22a |
| Have or have got | ũ; 598a |
| He | i; 162a |
| Head | thâu; 542b |
| Hear | thiaⁿ; 551a, thiaⁿ-kìⁿ; 551a 213a |
| Heavy | tãng; 476a |
| Here | chí-kò; 38a 482a |
| Hire, to | kòu; 232a |
| Hold, the | tshng; 89a |
| Hold, to | khie̍h; 547b |
| Home, at | ke-lãi; 200b 290a |
| Hong | hâng; 119a, |
| Honourable | kùi-khì; 251b 269b |
| Horse | bé; 14a |
| Hot | sie; 438b |
| Hot,„ of weather | zua̍h; 185b |
| Hot-tempered | pek-sèⁿ; 365a 424a, |
| House | tshù; 95a. |
| How? | tsò-nî; 581b 335b |
| How much; how many? | jie̍h-tsōi; 185b 587a |
| How far? | jie̍h-hñg; 185b 136b |
| Husband | ang; 5b, jî-sài; 179a 408a, |
| Hungry | tóu-khùn; 517b,—, |
| I | |
| I | uá; 110b |
| Ice | piaⁿ-sng; 366a 449a |
| Ice-box | piaⁿ-sng-sieⁿ; 366a 449a 447a, |
| Idle | lán-tũaⁿ; 292b 522b |
| If | jia̍k-sĩ; –, 442b |
| Ill | m̄-sóng-khùai; 326b 458b 281a, ũ-pēⁿ; 598a 369b |
| Inch | tshùn; 98a |
| Ink (Chinese) | ba̍k; 10b |
| Ink-bottle | ba̍k-tsúi-kùan; 10b 593a 240b |
| Inform, to (by proclamation) | hiáu-zũ; 131a 186b |
| Insect | thâng; 540a |
| Inside | lãi-mīn; 290a 19b, lãi-pôiⁿ; 290a 366b |
| Inside out, turn it | póiⁿ--kùe-lâi; 366b 203a 289b |
| Instance, for | phì-zũ; 394b 186b, khó-pí; 277b 367b, pí-huang; 367b 151b |
| Investigate, to | chhê-mêng; 59b 16b |
| Invite | chhiáⁿ; 76a |
| Iron | thih; 556a |
| Iron, an | ut-táu; 604b 478b |
| Iron, to | ut; 604b |
| J. | |
| Jade | ge̍k; 105b |
| Jetty | bé-thâu; 14a 542b |
| Jug | tsúi-kùan; 593a 240b |
| K. | |
| Keep, to | lâu--pàng; 295a 360a |
| Kettle | ue; 99a |
| Key | só-sî; 450b 420b |
| Kill, to (with a knife) | thâi; 536b |
| Kill, to„ (with clubs etc.) | phah-sí; 389a 421a |
| Kind, a | iēⁿ; 178b |
| Knife | to; 513a |
| Knot, a | kat; 196b |
| Know, to (as facts) | tsai; 573a |
| Know, to„ (as acquaintances, languages etc) | pat; 13a |
| L. | |
| Ladder, a | thui; 569a |
| Ladder, to bring a | taⁿ-thui--lâi; 468a 569a |
| Lamp | teng; 486b |
| Lantern | teng-nâng; 486b |
| Large | tōa; 520a |
| Last (of months, years etc) | chiēⁿ; 58b |
| Late | uàⁿ; 347a |
| Laugh, to | chhiè; 82a |
| Lawn | tsháu-pou; 65b 377b |
| Lazy | lán-tũaⁿ; 292b 522b |
| Leaf, a (either of books or trees) | hie̍h; 133b |
| Leak | làu 296b |
| Learn, to | o̍h; 352a, ha̍k-si̍p; 116b 443a |
| Leather | phûe; 392a |
| Left hand | tsó-chhiú; 581a 85b |
| Leg | kha; 256a |
| Leisure | ôiⁿ; 101b |
| Lend | chieh; 52b |
| Let go, to | pàng; 360a |
| Letter | sìn; 438a |
| Lie down, to | tó; 515a |
| Lies to tell | sueh-huáng; 414a |
| Light (not heavy) | khin; 275a |
| Light„ (not dark) | kng-kng; 226a |
| Light, to (lamps etc) | tiám; 495b |
| Lightning | tiẽn-húe; 500b 122b |
| Like | chhin-chhiẽⁿ; 81a 88b |
| Lime | hue; 121b |
| Little, a | lân-ló; 292b, —, se-su |
| Live, to (reside) | khiã-khí; 270b 267b |
| Lock, to | só; 450a |
| Lock, a | só-thâu; 450a 542b |
| Long | tn̂g; 510a |
| Long„ (of time), | kú; 248a |
| Look, to | thóiⁿ; 280b |
| Looking glass | kiàⁿ; 215a |
| Low (down) | kẽ; 204a |
| Lose, to | sit-lo̍h; 443b 320a |
| Lucky | tsãu-hùe; 582a l41b |
| M. | |
| Mace, a | chîⁿ; 39b |
| Magistrate, District | kūiⁿ; 238a |
| Make, to | tsò; 586a |
| Make haste! | mé-mé; 328a |
| Male | nâm; 291a |
| Man | nâng; 293a |
| Many | tsōi; 587a |
| Mast | ûi; 599a |
| Master | thâu-ke; 542b 200b, tsú; 591b |
| Matches | tsṳ̃-lâi-húe; 592a 289b 122b |
| Matter? what’s the | ũ sĩ-mih-sṳ̄; 598a, —, 330a 462a |
| Matting | chhie̍h; 83a |
| Medicine | ie̍h; 173b |
| Meal, a | tǹg; 512a |
| Meat | ne̍k; 183b |
| Meet, to | sie-ngõ; 438b 113b |
| Mend, to | póu; 378a |
| Merchant | seng-lí-nâng; 416b 303a 298a |
| Middle, in the | tìn-tang; —, 504a, tong-iang; 504a 167b |
| Milk (cow’s) | gû-nĩ; 112b 310b |
| Mince, to | tok-iùⁿ; 526a 177a |
| Mistress | thâu-ke-niêⁿ; 337b |
| Monday | lói-pài-it; 297b 355b 175b |
| Month | gue̍h; 105a |
| Money | chîⁿ; 39b |
| Moon | gue̍h; 105a |
| More | ke; 200b |
| Morning | mn̂g-khí; 16b 267b |
| Mosquitos | máng; 12a |
| Mosquito curtains | máng-tièⁿ; 12a 506a |
| Mother | bó; 27a, lãu-bó; 296a 27a, bó-chhin; 27a 81a |
| Mouse | chih-tshṳ́; –, 95a |
| Mouth | kháu; 262b, tshùi; 96a |
| Much, too | khah-tsōi; 258a 587a |
| Much again, as | ke-che̍k-pũe; 200b 56a 363 |
| Mushroom | kou; 230a |
| Mustard | kài-lua̍h; 191b 318b |
| Mutton | iêⁿ-ne̍k; 177b 183b |
| My | uá-kâi; 110a—, |
| N. | |
| Nail, a | teng; 486a |
| Nail a nail, to | tèng-teng; 459a 486a |
| Nail (finger) | tsńg-kah; 580a 189b |
| Name | sèⁿ; 424a, miâⁿ; 329a |
| Narrow | o̍ih; 361b |
| Native | pńg-tī-nâng; 386b 525a 293a |
| Near | kṳ̃n; 255a |
| Nearer, bring it | khie̍h-bûa--lâi; 547a–, 289b |
| Needle | tsam; 44b |
| New | sin; 435b |
| News | sin-bûn; 435b 29a |
| Next year | mêⁿ-nîⁿ; 328a 335b |
| Next month | ãu-kâi-gue̍h; 7b 105a |
| Night | mêⁿ--kùa; 328b —, |
| Noon | ji̍t-tàu; 184b 480a |
| North | pak; 357a, pak-pôiⁿ; 357a 366b |
| Nose | phīⁿ; 395b |
| Notes (of money) | chîⁿ-phiè; 39b 398b |
| Now | chí-tsûn; 380a 596b |
| Numbers (cardinal) | bé-kiáⁿ; 14a 37b |
| O. | |
| Oar | chiéⁿ; 58a |
| Obey | sũn; 466a |
| Office | siá-jī-pâng; 425a 179b 359b |
| Often | sî-sî; 420a, siêⁿ-siêⁿ; 441b |
| Oil | iû; 176b |
| Old (of persons or things) | lãu; 296b |
| Old (of things) | kū; 249a |
| On the table | tshn̂g-téng; 89a 488a |
| Once | che̍k-hûe; 56a 121b |
| Once, go at | sûi-sî khṳ̀; 463a 420a 269b |
| Oneself | ka-kī; 187a 212a |
| Onion | tshang; 63b |
| Only | put-kùe; 387b 203a, tuaⁿ-tuaⁿ; 520b |
| Open, to | khui; 63b |
| Opium | a-phièn; 1a 397a |
| Opposite | tùi-mīn; 532a 20b |
| Or | ho̍k-chiá; 124b 41a |
| Orange | kaⁿ; 189a |
| Ounce | niéⁿ; 338a |
| Ought | eng-kai; 101a 190b |
| Outside | gūa-pôiⁿ; 111a 366b |
| P. | |
| Painter | iû-kang; 179b 195b |
| Paper | tuaⁿ; 520b |
| Partner | húe-kì; 122a 212a |
| Partnership, to dissolve | thiah-húe; 552a 122a, |
| Partnership, to enter into | ha̍h-húe; 119b 122a |
| Paste | kôu; 230a |
| Pastor | mo̍k-sṳ; 25b 460a |
| Pattern | iēⁿ; 178b |
| Pay, to | hôiⁿ; 125b |
| Pecul, one | che̍k-tàⁿ; 56a 468b |
| Peking | pak-kiaⁿ; 357a 214a |
| Pen | pit; 374a |
| Pencil | în-pit; 169b 374a |
| Pepper | hôu-chie; 128b 51b |
| People, the | peh-sèⁿ; 364a 424a |
| Petition, a | pín; 373b |
| Pewter | siah; 427a |
| Please, as you | sûi-piẽn; 463a 372b |
| Pick up, to | khie̍h--khí-lâi; 566b 267b 289b |
| Piece, a | kò; 482a |
| Pigeon | hún-chiáu; 160a 46b |
| Pig | tṳ; 490a |
| Pillow | chím-thâu; 50a 542b |
| Pilot | tshūa-tsúi; 91a 593a |
| Pin | tsam; 44a |
| Pineapple | huan-lâi; 143b 289b |
| Place | ūi-tshṳ̀; 600b 95b |
| Plant, (to) | chèng; 36a |
| Plate | pûaⁿ; 380b |
| Plate„ (small) | ti̍h; 501a |
| Play, to (as children) | sńg; 449a |
| Play the piano, to | thân; 521b |
| tō; 483a | |
| Politeness | lói-mãu; 297b 327b |
| Pony | bé; 14a |
| Poor | kêng; 207 phîn-khiông; 373a 223b |
| Pork | tṳ-ne̍k; 490a 183b |
| Port, a | hái-kháu; 116a 262b |
| Potato | hô-lân-tsṳ̂; 136b 292a 590b |
| Pound, a | kṳn; 253b |
| Pour, to | tò--tshut-lâi; 516a 98a 289b |
| Praise, to | o-ló; 344a 315a |
| Pray, to | khî-táu; 210b 515a |
| Probably | iak-liãng; 174a 312a |
| Priest (Buddhist) | hûe-siēⁿ; 122a 448a |
| Principle | tō-lí; 516b 303a |
| Protect, to | pó-iũ; 376a 177b |
| Proclamation, a | kò-sī; 228b 423a |
| Proclamation, to issue a | tshut-kò-sī; 98a 228b 423a |
| Present, to make a | sàng; 410a |
| Prison | kam; 189a |
| Prison, to put in | kìm-kam; 220b 189a, siu-kam; 445a 189a |
| Proverb | so̍k-gṳ́; 440a ll3a |
| Pull, to | túi; 532a |
| Pull the punkah, to | túi-huang; 532a 150b |
| Punish him, to | phōiⁿ i-kâi-tsũe; 358b 162a —, 587a |
| Push, to | léng, —, léng-khui;� –, 285b |
| Put, to | pàng; 360a, sāi; 62a |
| Put on clothes, to | chhēng-saⁿ; 72a 406a |
| Q. | |
| Quickly | mé-mé; 328a |
| R. | |
| Rain; (2) it rains | hõu; 140b, lo̍h-hõu; 320a 140b |
| Rather | se-su; 424b, iáu; 169a, lân-ló; 292b |
| Raw | chheⁿ; 74a |
| Read | tha̍k-tsṳ; 537b 590a |
| Ready, it (anything) is | pīn--liáu; 372b 307b |
| Ready made | tsò-pīn; 586a 372b |
| Ready money | hīn-chîⁿ; 132a 39b |
| Receive, to | siu; 445a |
| Reckon up, to | sǹg-siàu; 449b 430a |
| Red | âng; 5b |
| Regulations | chiang-thiâⁿ; 57b 494a |
| Relative | chhin-chhek; 81a 69a |
| Reply, to | ìn; 172a |
| Rest, to | hiah-he̍k; 133a –, |
| Rice, (young plants) | ng; 340a |
| Rice„, (growing) | tiũ; 507b |
| Rice„, (grain) | chhek; 69a |
| Rice„, (grain„ cleaned) | bí; 18a |
| Rice„, (cooked) | pn̄g; 375a |
| Rice„, (boiled soft) | mûeⁿ; 13b |
| Ride on horseback | khiâ-bé; 270b 14a |
| Right, you are | tie̍h; 503b, bõi-tshò; 25a 90b |
| Right hand | iũ-chhiú; 177b 85b, chiàⁿ-chhiú; 42a 85b |
| Ripe | se̍k; 416a |
| River | khoi; 282b |
| Road | lōu; 317a |
| Roast, to | pek; 365a |
| Room | pâng; 359b |
| Root | kṳn; 253b |
| Rope | soh; 457b |
| Rough (as road) | khi-khu; 267a 285a |
| Rough„ (as things) | tshou; 90b |
| Round | îⁿ; 163b |
| Rub, to | chhiù; 92a |
| Run, to | tsáu; 578b |
| S. | |
| Sailing-vessel | kap-pán-tsûn; 196b 358b 595a |
| Sailor | tsúi-siú; 593a 446a |
| Sails | phâng; 391a |
| Salt | iâm; 167a |
| Salt meat | kiâm-ne̍k; 215b 183b |
| Same, all the | pêⁿ-iēⁿ; 369a l78b, che̍k-iēⁿ; 56a 178b, siang-tâng; 440b 475a |
| Saturday | lói-pài-la̍k; 297b 355b 290b |
| Saucepan | ue; 99a |
| Say, to | tàⁿ; 469a |
| Scales | thien-phêng; 554b 366a |
| Scissors | ka-to; 187a 513a |
| Screw, a | lô-si-teng; 315b 419a 486a |
| Sea | hái; 116a |
| Sea-sick, to be | hîn-tsûn; 133a 595a |
| Second | tõiⁿ-jī; 482b 179b |
| Security, to go | pó; 376a |
| See | thóiⁿ; 280b, thóiⁿ-kìⁿ; 280b 213a |
| Seek, to | tshūe; 67b |
| Seldom | hán--tit; 118a 506a |
| Send, to (persons) | sái; 407b |
| Sentence, a | kù; 248b, che̍k-kù-ūe; 56a 248b 351a |
| Servant | ēng-jîn; 102b 182b |
| Several | kúi-kâi; 25la –, |
| Sheep | iêⁿ; 177b |
| Sheet of paper | che̍k-tieⁿ-tsúa; 56a 507b 588a |
| Ship | tsûn; 595a |
| Shoes | ôi; 350b |
| Shop | phòu; 400a |
| Shore of the sea | hái-kîⁿ; 116a 212b |
| Short | tó; 481b |
| Shrimps | hê; 122a |
| Shut, to | hueⁿ; 237b |
| Sick (ill) | nâng m̄-hó; 293a 326b 137a |
| Sick, to be i.e. vomit | thòu; 562b |
| Side, this | chièⁿ-pôiⁿ; 58a 366b |
| Silk (thread) | si; 419b |
| Silk and satin | tiû-tn̄g; 507a 523b |
| Silver | ngṳ̂n; 113b |
| Sing | chhiàng; 88a, ngîm; 109a |
| Singapore | si̍t-la̍t; 444b 295a |
| Sisters | chí-mūeⁿ; 38b 15b |
| Sister (elder) | a-ché; 1a 38b |
| Sister„ (younger) | a-mūeⁿ; la l5b |
| Sit down, to | tsõ; 31b |
| Skin | phûe; 392a |
| Sleep, to | u̍t; –, |
| Slowly | mān-mān; 11b |
| Smell, to | phīⁿ; 395b |
| Smell, a | bī; 18b |
| Smoke | hun; 159a |
| Smooth | pêⁿ; 369a, ku̍t; 256a |
| Sneeze, to | phah-ka-thì; 389a 187a –, |
| Snipe | ka-chhiê-hún; 187a 82a —, |
| Soap | huan-káng; 144a –, |
| Soak, to | chìm; 50a |
| Socks | bue̍h; 16a |
| Soft | nńg; 338b, nàm; 292a |
| Solder, to | ún-tùe–, 482a; ún-siah–, 427a |
| Some (a little) | lân-ló; 292b –, |
| Son | kiáⁿ; 214b |
| Sore | thiàⁿ; 551b |
| Sort | iēⁿ; 178b |
| Sound (noise) | siaⁿ; 425b |
| Soup | thng; 558b |
| Sour | sng; 448b |
| South | nâm; 291a, nâm-pôiⁿ; 291a 366b |
| Spectacles | ma̍k-kiàⁿ; 10a 215a |
| Spider | ti-tu; 490a 529b |
| Split, to | phùa-khui; 400a 285b |
| Spoon | sî; 420b, thng-sî; 558b 420b |
| Spread, to | phou; 399a |
| Square | sì-pang; 422a 359a |
| Stab, to | tshǹg; 93a |
| Stale | ien; |
| Start, to | khí-sin; 267b 434b |
| Steamer | hué-tsûn; 122b 595a |
| Steersman | tãi-kong; 471a 244b |
| Stick | chiãng; 506a |
| Still | huàn; 144a |
| Stinking | tshàu; 66a |
| Stone | chie̍h; 53a |
| Stool, a | íⁿ-thâu; 162b 542b |
| Stop, to | hiah; 133a |
| Stop up, to | sat; 411a |
| Stove | hué-lôu; 122b 316a |
| Stow away, to | khǹg; 277a |
| Strange | khî-kuài; 211a 237a |
| Street | koi-lōu; 241b 317a |
| Strength | 1a̍t; 295a |
| Strike | phah; 389a |
| String | soh; 457b |
| Strong | khiàng; 272b |
| Sugar | thn̂g; 558b, pe̍h-thn̂g; 364b 558b |
| Summons, to issue a | tshut-phiè; 98a 398b |
| Sun | ji̍t; 184b |
| Sunstroke | ji̍t-pha̍k; 184b 389b |
| Sunday | lói-pài-ji̍t; 297b 355b 184b |
| Surname | sèⁿ; 424a |
| Sweat | kuāⁿ; 235b |
| Sweet (to smell) | phang; 390b |
| Sweet (to taste) | tiâm; 492b |
| T. | |
| Table | tshn̂g; 89a |
| Table-cloth | tshn̂g-pòu; 89a 378b |
| Tael | niéⁿ; 338a |
| Tail | pīⁿ 370a, bué; 15a |
| Tailor | tshâi-hông; 61a l53a |
| Take away, to | khie̍h--khṳ̀; 547b 269b |
| Take down, to (as pictures) | pak--lo̍h-lâi; 156b 320a 289b |
| Take care | tsṳ́-sòi; 591a 457b |
| Take off clothes, to | thǹg-saⁿ; 559a 406a |
| Talk, to | tàⁿ-uē; 469a |
| Tea | tê; 481a |
| Tea-cup | tê-cheng; 481a 33b |
| Tea-pot | tê-kuàn; 481a 460a |
| Tea-taster | tê-sṳ; 481a 460a |
| Telescope | tshoiⁿ-lí-kiàⁿ; 79a 302b 215a |
| Temple | am; 3a |
| Tender (of meat) | nńg; 388b, nap –, |
| That | hṳ́-kâi; 127a –, |
| Then | hṳ́-tsûn; 127a 596b |
| There | hṳ́-pôiⁿ; 127a 366b, hièⁿ-pôiⁿ; 135b 366b |
| Thermometer | hân-sú-tsam; 118a 161a 44b |
| They | i; 162a |
| Thick (of liquids) | kṳ̍t; 224b |
| Thick„ (of substances) | kãu; 200a |
| Thimble | tâng-tsóiⁿ; 475a 580a |
| Thin (of liquids) | chhieh –, |
| Thin„ (of solids or infusions) | po̍h; 384a |
| Thin„ (of persons) | sán; 409b |
| Thing | mue̍h; 330a |
| Think, to | siẽⁿ; 448a |
| Thirsty at | aû ta; 7a 467a |
| This | chí-kâi; 38a –, |
| Throat | aû; 7a |
| Throw, to | ka̍k; 192b |
| Thunder | lûi; 324a, lûi-hiáng; 324a 130b |
| Thursday | lói-pài-sì; 297b 355b 422a |
| Tiger | lãu-hóuⁿ; 296b 139a |
| Time | sî-hāu; 420a 120b |
| Time? What’s the | kúi-tiám-cheng? 251a 495b 33b |
| Toast | pek-mīⁿ-pau; 365a 329a 361b |
| Today | kim-ji̍t; 219b 184b |
| Toes | kha-tsóiⁿ; 256a 575a |
| Together | tsò-pû; 586a 385a |
| Tomorrow | mùaⁿ-khí; –, 267b |
| Tongue | chi̍h; 48a |
| Too | khah; 258a |
| Towel | mīn-pòu; 20b 378b |
| Translate, to | huan-e̍k; 144a l0la |
| Treacle | thn̂g-tsúi; 558b 593a |
| Treaty | ieh; 174a |
| Tree | chhiū; 87a |
| Truly | chin-si̍t; 50a 444b |
| Tuesday | lói-pài-jī; 297b 355b 179b |
| Tumbler | po-lî-pue; 375b 297b 382b |
| Turn round, to (things) | húiⁿ--kùe-lâi; –, 203a 289b |
| Turn round to (of persons if lying) | huan-sin; 143b 434b |
| Turn„ around„ to„ (of„ persons„) if standing | huê-thâu; 147b 542b |
| U. | |
| Umbrella | hõu-suàⁿ; 140b 454a |
| Under | ẽ-mīn; 100a 20b |
| Understand, to | pat; 13a, hiáu; 131a |
| Unripe | chheⁿ; 74a |
| Untie, to | kói; 242a |
| Upstairs | lâu-téng; 295b 488a |
| Use, to | ēng; 102b |
| Used, very much | siêⁿ-en̄g; 441b 102b |
| Useful, very | tōa-ũ-ēng; 520a 598a 102b |
| Utensils (of any kind) | khì; 269b |
| V. | |
| Vegetables | chheⁿ-tshài; 74a 61b |
| Very | tsãi; 574a |
| Very good | hó-tsãi; 137a 574a |
| Very | tsa̍p-hun; 577b 160b |
| Very good, not | bô-mih tsa̍p-hun-hó; 22a 330a 577b 160b 137a |
| Visit, to | pài-kìⁿ; 355b 213a |
| W. | |
| Wages | kang-chîⁿ; 195b 39b |
| Wait to | tán; 474a, thãi; 537b |
| Walk, to | kiâⁿ; 214a |
| Walk, to go for a | kîn-kiâⁿ –, 214a |
| Wall, a | chhiêⁿ; 87b |
| Want, to | àiⁿ; 3a |
| Warm | sie; 438b |
| Wash, to | sói; 456b |
| Washerman | sói-saⁿ kâi-nâng; 456b 406a –, 293a |
| Wash-hand (lit. face) basin | mīn-phûn; 20b 405a |
| Waste, to | tak-nn̄g; 542a —, |
| Waste time, to | sit-lo̍h sî-hāu; 443b 320a 420a 120b |
| Watch, a | sî-pie; 420a 374a |
| Water | tsúi; 593a |
| Waves | éng; 102a |
| Weak | nńg-jia̍k; 338b 183b, lám; 271b |
| We | ún; 112a |
| We„ (if including the person addressed) | nán; 292b |
| Week | lói-pài; 297b 355b |
| Weigh, to | phêng--kùe; 366a 203a |
| Well, a | chéⁿ; 40a |
| Well (in health) | hó; 137a |
| West | sai; 407a |
| What? | sĩ-mih –, 330a, tsò-nîⁿ? 581b 335b |
| When? | tiâng-sî? 497a 420a |
| Where? | tî-kò? 492a 482a |
| Whip | piⁿ; 369a |
| White | pe̍h; 364a |
| Who? | tî-tiâng? 492a 497a |
| Whole | chiâⁿ-kò; 41b 482a, chiâⁿ-kâi; 41b –, |
| Why? | tsò-nîⁿ? 581b 335b, in-ũi sĩ-mih; 171b 600b – 330a |
| Wide | khuah; 281a |
| Wife | bóu; 23a, chhi; 67a |
| Wind | huang; 150b |
| Window | theng; 539b |
| Wine | chiú; 56b |
| Wine-glass | chiú-pue; 56b 382b |
| Winter | tang-thiⁿ; 474a 549b |
| Wish, to | àiⁿ; 3a |
| With, together | kāng; 196a |
| With hin, to go | kāng-i tsò-pû-khṳ̀; 196a 162a 586a 385a 269l |
| Woman | hũ-jîn; 156b 182b |
| Wood | bȧk; 10a |
| Work | kang-hu; 195b 154a |
| Work, to | tsò kang-hu; 586 195b 154a |
| Worthy | láu-si̇t; 295b 444b |
| Wounds | sieⁿ; 440b |
| Write | siá; 425a, siá-jī; 425a 179b |
| Wrong | m̄-tiėh; 326b 503b |
| Y. | |
| Year | nîⁿ; 335b |
| Year, last | kũ-nîⁿ; 249a 335b |
| Yellow | n̂g; 340b |
| Yesterday | tsa-ji̇t; 572b 184b |
| Yet, not | huân-būe; 144a 15b |
| You | lṳ́-kâi; 303b—, nín-kâi; 310b—, |